16-letter words containing c, o, r, e, t, s

subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
super-injunction — an instruction or order issued by a court imposing restrictions on reporting, including any reference to the restriction itself
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
syncategorematic — Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
systematic error — a persistent error that cannot be attributed to chance.
tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
telespectroscope — a combination of a telescope and a spectroscope, used for spectroscopic analysis of radiation from stars and other celestial bodies
terms of service — the contract for acceptable use of digital media as defined by the developer. Abbreviation: TOS, ToS.
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the creole state — a nickname for Louisiana
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the morn's nicht — tomorrow night
the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
the scotch-irish — people of Scotch-Irish descent
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
the state sector — the part of the economy that is controlled by the state
the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torricelli's law — the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.
toulouse-lautrec — Henri Marie Raymond de [ahn-ree ma-ree re-mawn duh] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri rɛˈmɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1864–1901, French painter and lithographer.
tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
troop the colors — to parade the colors, or flag, before troops
two-pot screamer — a person easily influenced by alcohol
two-stroke cycle — See under two-cycle.
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
uncinate process — a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.

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